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vulgar
[vuhl-ger]
adjective
characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste.
vulgar ostentation.
indecent; obscene; lewd.
a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.
crude; coarse; unrefined.
a vulgar peasant.
of, relating to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society.
the vulgar masses.
current; popular; common.
a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.
spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular.
vulgar tongue.
Synonyms: colloquiallacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; banal; ordinary.
a vulgar painting.
noun
Archaic., the common people.
Obsolete., the vernacular.
vulgar
/ ˈvʌlɡə /
adjective
marked by lack of taste, culture, delicacy, manners, etc
vulgar behaviour
vulgar language
(often capital; usually prenominal) denoting a form of a language, esp of Latin, current among common people, esp at a period when the formal language is archaic and not in general spoken use
archaic
of, relating to, or current among the great mass of common people, in contrast to the educated, cultured, or privileged; ordinary
( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the vulgar
Usage
Other Word Forms
- vulgarly adverb
- vulgarness noun
- unvulgar adjective
- unvulgarly adverb
- unvulgarness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vulgar1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said Wednesday.
Campbell’s confirmed the executive’s departure, calling the recorded comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”
“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said.
After videos of the event went viral online, the local news agency Fars reported that "a piece of music with political connotations" was audible behind "vulgar" images of unveiled women.
Fast forward to now, and many of these types of golf clubs have booked her for shows and actually pay for her to be vulgar.
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